NK Cells, Tumor Cell Transition, and Tumor Progression in Solid Malignancies: New Hints for NK-Based Immunotherapy?

Several evidences suggest that NK cells can patrol the body and eliminate tumors in their initial phases but may hardly control established solid tumors. Multiple factors, including the transition of tumor cells towards a proinvasive/prometastatic phenotype, the immunosuppressive effect of the tumor...

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Main Authors: Claudia Cantoni, Leticia Huergo-Zapico, Monica Parodi, Marco Pedrazzi, Maria Cristina Mingari, Alessandro Moretta, Bianca Sparatore, Segundo Gonzalez, Daniel Olive, Cristina Bottino, Roberta Castriconi, Massimo Vitale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4684268